CFS and trauma

Most people will experience traumatic events in their lives at some stage, whether it be a natural disaster (flood, earthquake etc), assault, or witnessing or being involved in an accident, death or serious injury. Afterwards, some individuals will experience anxiety and depression, often related to triggers that remind them of the traumatic event. This is known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. It can take time and support from those closest to them, for an individual to recover … Read more

“Some people’s lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That’s what trauma does. It interrupts the plot. You can’t process it because it doesn’t fit with what came before or what comes afterward. A friend of mine, a soldier, put it this way. In most of our lives, most of … Read more